Yup, it did go through, it just took about 12 hours. I was only concerned because nothing actually appears in the history until history, well, has happened. So it seemed to just be lost. I ended up joining their Discord shortly after I left you that comment and found that a lot of people were actually having the same issue, so I waited it out. Thanks for getting back to me though.

I don't entirely understand having a SBD balance on smartsteem if you can't use it for votes. oh well though, I guess I'll send it back to my wallet